Public holidays in Papua New Guinea, 2028
Papua New Guinea observes 11 nationwide public holidays in 2028. After weekends and those holidays are removed, the working year comes to 255 days.
Every public holiday in 2028
| Date | Day | Holiday | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, 1 Jan | Saturday Weekend | New Year's Day | Nationwide |
| Fri, 14 Apr | Friday | Good Friday | Nationwide |
| Sat, 15 Apr | Saturday Weekend | Holy Saturday | Nationwide |
| Sun, 16 Apr | Sunday Weekend | Easter Sunday | Nationwide |
| Mon, 17 Apr | Monday | Easter Monday | Nationwide |
| Mon, 12 Jun | Monday | Queen's Birthday | Nationwide |
| Sun, 23 Jul | Sunday Weekend | Remembrance Day | Nationwide |
| Sat, 26 Aug | Saturday Weekend | Repentance Day | Nationwide |
| Sat, 16 Sep | Saturday Weekend | Independence Day | Nationwide |
| Mon, 25 Dec | Monday | Christmas Day | Nationwide |
| Tue, 26 Dec | Tuesday | Boxing Day St. Stephen's Day |
Nationwide |
Working days month by month
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend | Holidays | Working days | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 168 |
| February | 29 | 8 | 0 | 21 | 168 |
| March | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 184 |
| April | 30 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 144 |
| May | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 184 |
| June | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| July | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 168 |
| August | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 184 |
| September | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 168 |
| October | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| November | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| December | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 152 |
| Year | 366 | 106 | 5 | 255 | 2,040 |
Reading these figures
The working day count treats Saturday and Sunday as the weekend, which is the standard working week in Papua New Guinea. Only nationwide holidays are deducted; a date observed in one region alone still counts as a working day here, because a national figure that moved with regional calendars would describe nobody accurately.
6 of this year's public holidays fall on a weekend and therefore add no time away from work: New Year's Day (1 Jan), Holy Saturday (15 Apr), Easter Sunday (16 Apr), Remembrance Day (23 Jul), Repentance Day (26 Aug), Independence Day (16 Sep). Whether these are compensated with a substitute day depends on national rules rather than on the calendar, so confirm before planning around them.
The longest working month is March at 23 days; the shortest is April at 18. That spread of 5 days matters for anything billed or accrued monthly, which is why payroll and capacity plans that assume an even year drift by the end of it. The thinnest quarter is Q2, carrying 62 working days across April, May, June.
Compared with 2027, which held 254 working days, 2028 is 1 working day longer. Where a target is carried over from one year to the next unchanged, that difference is absorbed silently unless someone accounts for it.
Against the 204 countries covered here for 2028, Papua New Guinea's 11 nationwide holidays put it below the median of 12, around the 39th percentile. The range across all countries this year runs from 3 to 50.
The holidays produce 3 breaks of three consecutive non-working days or more. The longest runs 4 days, from 14 April 2028 to 17 April 2028, built around Good Friday and Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday and Easter Monday. The full breakdown is here.
5 of this year's holidays sit on a different calendar date than in 2027: Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, Queen's Birthday. Dates that move cannot be carried forward from last year's planning spreadsheet, which is the most common way a holiday is missed.